November 1 - Births

Births

• 846 – Louis the Stammerer, King of West Francia (d. 879)
• 1339 – Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365)
• 1351 – Duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386)
• 1526 – Queen Catherine Jagellonica of Poland (d. 1583)
• 1530 – Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d. 1563)
• 1539 – Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596)
• 1549 – Anna of Austria, consort of Philip II of Spain (d. 1580)
• 1567 – Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (d. 1626)
• 1578 – Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d. 1642)
• 1585 – Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (d. 1652)
• 1607 – Georg Philipp Harsdorffer, German poet (d. 1658)
• 1611 – François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (d. 1656)
• 1629 – St. Oliver Plunkett, British Catholic martyr (d. 1681)
• 1636 – Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (d. 1711)
• 1643 – John Strype, English historian and biographer (d. 1737)
• 1661 – Florent Carton Dancourt, French dramatist and actor (d. 1725)
• 1704 – Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (d. 1779)
• 1720 – Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (d. 1791)
• 1727 – Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, Russian educator (d. 1797)
• 1757 – Antonio Canova, Italian artist (d. 1822)
• 1762 – Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1812)
• 1778 – Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (d. 1837)
• 1782 – Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, British statesman (d. 1859)
• 1808 – John Taylor, American religious figure (d. 1887)
• 1838 – Khedrup Gyatso, 11th Dalai Lama (d. 1856)
• 1847 – Emma Albani, Canadian soprano (d. 1930)
• 1852 – Honinbo Shuei, Japanese professonal board game player (d. 1907)
• 1860 – Boies Penrose, American politician (d. 1921)
• 1862 – Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer and organist (d. 1941)
• 1864 – Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna (d. 1918)
• 1871 – Stephen Crane, American writer (d. 1900)
• 1872 – Louis Dewis, Belgian artist (d. 1946)
• 1877 – Roger Quilter, British composer (d. 1953)
• 1878 – Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter (d. 1925)
• 1878 – Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1959)
• 1880 – Sholom Asch, Polish-born American writer (d. 1957)
• 1880 – Grantland Rice, American sports writer (d. 1954)
• 1880 – Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist (d. 1930)
• 1881 – Edward Van Sloan, American actor (d. 1964)
• 1886 – Hermann Broch, Austrian author (d. 1951)
• 1886 – Sakutarō Hagiwara, Japanese writer (d. 1942)
• 1887 – L. S. Lowry, British painter (d. 1976)
• 1889 – Hannah Höch, German Dada artist (d. 1978)
• 1889 – Philip Noel-Baker, British-born Canadian diplomat and activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1982)
• 1896 – Edmund Blunden, English poet, author and critic (d. 1974)
• 1898 – Arthur Legat, Belgian racing driver (d. 1960)
• 1902 – Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian lyric poet (d. 1943)
• 1902 – Eugen Jochum, German conductor (d. 1987)
• 1903 – Max Adrian, Irish actor (d. 1973)
• 1903 – Edward Greeves, Australian rules footballer (d. 1963)
• 1905 – Paul-Émile Borduas, Quebec painter (d. 1960)
• 1906 – Johnny Indrisano, American boxer and actor (d. 1968)
• 1911 – Henri Troyat, French author and historian (d. 2007)
• 1912 – Gunther Plaut, German-born Canadian rabbi and writer
• 1914 – Moshe Teitelbaum, Hungarian Hassidic rabbi (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Clarence E. Miller, American politician
• 1917 – Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American artist and writer (d. 2010)
• 1920 – James Kilpatrick, American journalist (d. 2010)
• 1920 – Ted Lowe, English snooker commentator
• 1921 – John W. Peterson, American songwriter (d. 2006)
• 1923 – Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian author (d. 2001)
• 1923 – Victoria de los Angeles, Spanish soprano (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Süleyman Demirel, Turkish politician
• 1924 – Jean-Luc Pépin, French Canadian politician (d. 1995)
• 1924 – Colette Renard, French actress and singer (d. 2010)
• 1926 – Lou Donaldson, American jazz alto saxophonist
• 1926 – Betsy Palmer, American actress
• 1927 – Victor Pellot, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1928 – Emmaline Henry, American actress (d. 1979)
• 1929 – Nicholas Mavroules, American politician (d. 2003)
• 1930 – A. R. Gurney, American playwright
• 1931 – Chosuke Ikariya, Japanese comedian (d. 2004)
• 1931 – Shunsuke Kikuchi, Japanese composer
• 1932 – John Clark, English actor/director
• 1932 – Al Arbour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1932 – Francis Arinze, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate
• 1934 – Umberto Agnelli, Italian automobile executive (d. 2004)
• 1934 – Gillian Knight, English mezzo-soprano
• 1934 – William Mathias, British composer (d. 1992)
• 1935 – Gary Player, South African golfer
• 1935 – Edward Said, Palestinian-born literary critic (d. 2003)
• 1936 – Eddie Colman, English footballer (d. 1958)
• 1936 – Katsuhisa Hattori, Japanese composer
• 1936 – Shizuka Kamei, Japanese politician
• 1937 – Bill Anderson, American country music singer and songwriter
• 1939 – Barbara Bosson, American actress
• 1940 – Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Indian jurist
• 1940 – Barry Sadler, American singer (d. 1989)
• 1941 – Alfio Basile, Argentine football coach
• 1942 – Larry Flynt, American adult magazine publisher
• 1942 – Ralph Klein, Canadian politician
• 1942 – Marcia Wallace, American actress
• 1943 – Salvatore Adamo, Italian-born Belgian singer
• 1943 – John McEnery, English actor
• 1943 – Jacques Attali, French economist
• 1944 – Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia
• 1944 – Bobby Heenan, American professional wrestling manager and commentator
• 1946 – Ric Grech, English musician (Family, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Traffic) (d. 1990)
• 1946 – Dennis Muren, American special effects artist
• 1946 – Lynne Russell, American news anchor
• 1947 – Jim Steinman, American songwriter
• 1948 – Phil Myre, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1949 – Michael D. Griffin, American NASA executive
• 1949 – David Foster, Canadian musician and composer
• 1950 – Mitch Kapor, American computer programmer and businessman
• 1950 – Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1950 – Dan Peek, American guitarist (America)
• 1951 – Belita Moreno, American actress
• 1951 – Ronald Bell, American singer and saxophonist (Kool & the Gang)
• 1951 – Fabrice Luchini, French actor
• 1953 – Jan Davis, American astronaut
• 1955 – Beth Leavel, American musical theatre actress
• 1955 – Mike Mendoza, British radio personality
• 1957 – Lyle Lovett, American singer
• 1957 – Peter Ostrum, American actor
• 1957 – Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer (d. 1988)
• 1958 – Joe DeRenzo, American musician
• 1958 – Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter
• 1958 – Jim Steinmeyer, Illusion creator
• 1958 – Rachel Ticotin, American actress
• 1959 – Eriko Hara, Japanese voice actress
• 1960 – Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican baseball player
• 1961 – Louise Boije af Gennäs, Swedish writer and novelist
• 1961 – Calvin Johnson, American musician (Beat Happening, The Halo Benders, Dub Narcotic Sound System)
• 1961 – Kim Krizan, American screenwriter
• 1961 – Nicky Grist, Welsh rally driver
• 1962 – Anthony Kiedis, American singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• 1962 – Magne Furuholmen, Norwegian musician (a-ha)
• 1962 – Sharron Davies, British swimmer
• 1963 – Rick Allen, British musician (Def Leppard)
• 1963 – Kenny Alphin, American musician (Big & Rich)
• 1963 – Monty Sopp, American professional wrestler
• 1963 – Mark Hughes, Welsh footballer
• 1963 – Katja Riemann, German actress
• 1964 – Daran Norris, American actor
• 1965 – Inka Friedrich, German actress
• 1965 – Patrik Ringborg, Swedish conductor
• 1966 – Willie D, American hip hop singer (The Geto Boys)
• 1966 – Mary Hansen, Australian musician (Stereolab) (d. 2002)
• 1966 – Barbara Becker, German actress and model
• 1967 – Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician
• 1967 – Tina Arena, Australian singer
• 1967 – Carla van de Puttelaar, Dutch photographer
• 1968 – Park Shin-yang, South Korean actor
• 1969 – Tie Domi, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1971 – Vikram Chatwal, Indian hotelier
• 1972 – Jenny McCarthy, American actress and model
• 1972 – Toni Collette, Australian actress
• 1972 – Sean Roberge, Canadian actor (d. 1996)
• 1972 – Paul Dickov, Scottish footballer
• 1973 – Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress and Miss World, 1994
• 1973 – Assia, Algerian singer
• 1973 – Geoff Horsfield, English footballer
• 1974 – V. V. S. Laxman, Indian cricketer
• 1975 – Bo Bice, American singer
• 1975 – Scott "Skippy" Chapman, American musician
• 1975 – Megan Wing, Canadian figure skater
• 1976 – Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor
• 1976 – Logan Marshall-Green, American actor
• 1978 – Manju Warrier, Indian actress
• 1978 – Mary Kate Schellhardt, American actress
• 1978 – Jessica Valenti, American writer and blogger
• 1979 – Coco Crisp, American baseball player
• 1979 – Luís Delgado, Angolan footballer
• 1979 – Milan Dudić, Serbian footballer
• 1979 – Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler
• 1982 – Warren Spragg, English-born Italian rugby player
• 1983 – Yuko Ogura, Japanese model
• 1983 – Josh Wicks, American footballer
• 1983 – Jon Wilkin, English rugby league footballer
• 1984 – Miloš Krasić, Serbian footballer
• 1984 – Natalia Tena, English actress
• 1986 – Penn Badgley, American actor
• 1988 – Ai Fukuhara, Japanese table tennis player
• 1988 – Masahiro Tanaka, Japanese baseball player.